# inflar
## Asturian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin inflāre.

### Verb

inflar (first-person singular indicative present inflo, past participle infláu)
* to inflate

#### Related terms

* inflación

## Catalan
### Etymology

Probably a semi-learned borrowing from Latin īnflāre (compare Old Occitan inflar and unflar; compare Occitan enflar). Doublet of the inherited unflar.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [iɱˈfla]
* IPA: (Valencia) [iɱˈflaɾ]
* Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

### Verb

inflar (first-person singular present inflo, first-person singular preterite inflí, past participle inflat)
* (transitive) to inflate
* (transitive) to make swollen
* (reflexive) to swell, to grow tight as a result of enlarging
* (reflexive) to swell up, to become swollen
* (reflexive) to become overwhelmed with anger
* (figurative, pronominal) to become full of oneself, to becomes swell-headed
    Synonym: envanir-se

#### Synonyms

* unflar (Valencian)

#### Derived terms

* botinflar-se
* desinflar
* inflador
* infladura
* inflament
* reinflar

#### Related terms

* inflable
* inflació
* inflor

### Further reading

* “inflar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

## Galician
### Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin inflāre. Compare inchar.

### Verb

inflar (first-person singular present inflo, first-person singular preterite inflei, past participle inflado)
* to inflate
    Synonym: inchar

#### Conjugation

$^1$Less recommended.

#### Related terms

* inflación

## Ido
### Verb

inflar (present tense inflas, past tense inflis, future tense inflos, imperative inflez, conditional influs)
* to inflate, to bloat

#### Antonyms

* desinflar

## Portuguese
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin īnflāre. Doublet of inchar.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ĩˈfla(ʁ)/ [ĩˈfla(h)]
* (Brazil) IPA: /ĩˈfla(ʁ)/ [ĩˈfla(h)]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /ĩˈfla(ɾ)/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /ĩˈfla(ʁ)/ [ĩˈfla(χ)]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ĩˈfla(ɻ)/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ĩˈflaɾ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ĩˈflaɾ/
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /ĩˈfla.ɾi/
* Hyphenation: in‧flar

### Verb

inflar (first-person singular present inflo, first-person singular preterite inflei, past participle inflado)
* to inflate
    Synonym: inchar

#### Conjugation

$^1$Brazilian Portuguese. $^2$European Portuguese.

#### Related terms

* inflação

## Spanish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin īnflāre. Compare the inherited doublet hinchar.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /inˈflaɾ/ [ĩɱˈflaɾ]
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Syllabification: in‧flar

### Verb

inflar (first-person singular present inflo, first-person singular preterite inflé, past participle inflado)
* (transitive) to inflate
    Synonym: hinchar

#### Conjugation

$^1$Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language. $^2$Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

#### Derived terms

* inflable
* pastel de arroz inflado

#### Related terms

* inflación

### Further reading

* “inflar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10